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Nuclear Power, Is it safe?
Title: Nuclear Power, Is it safe?
Category: Law & Government / Military
Details: Words: 1101 | Pages: 4.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
Nuclear Power, Is it safe?
Nuclear power plants provide about 17 percent of the world's electricity.
Some countries depend more on nuclear power for electricity than others. In
France, for instance, about 75 percent of the electricity is generated from nuclear
power, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. In the United States,
nuclear power supplies about 15 percent of the electricity overall, but some states
get more power from nuclear plants than others. There are more than 400 nuclear
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monitored and since they have the secondary containment structure, something as
catastrophic as Chernobyl could not happen. Three Mile Island proved that even in
the event of a disaster, we have enough back up to keep it from becoming
disastrous.
Resources:
http://users.owt.com/smsrpm/nksafe/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001457.html
http://www.japc.co.jp/english/Guide/Guide_h/anzen.htm
http://www.iowaccess.org/government/its/ defense/nuclearSafety.htm
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